Hefei vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	66	82
🏙️ Population	9.37M	546K

The cost of living in Hefei is 63% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 7405th and 2671st ($625 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 3rd in China and Portugal, respectively. Check China vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 3963rd and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Lisbon

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	Hefei	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112